I recently took a close look at the sensor package which showed a temperature range of 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) down to 38 degrees F (2 degrees C). Are those of you in warm climates (without AC) storing your sensors in the refrigerator?
I noticed the same thing when I read the sensor package, but I didn’t feel safe putting them in the fridge because I’m not sure just how low the temperature is in there. I did make a point to leave the thermostat at 77 when leaving for work in the morning–rather than my usual 78. I’m also interested to hear what other people in warm-climates do with their sensors.
I’m not in an overly warm climate (just outside of Philadelphia) but it has been in the mid-80’s to mid-90’s all summer and my sensors have been stored in my non-air conditioned room. They seem to be doing just fine.
I store mine on a shelf in my closet. The a/c is set to 78 during the day and upstairs where the bedrooms are is warmer than that. I haven’t had any problems so far that I can attribute to heat. I do have problems at night, probably from laying on the sensor/transmitter. I am in NJ and would probably be more concerned if I lived in a hotter climate. We have had a very hot summer this year, and if I didn’t have a/c I would be concerned about heat.
Just an aside, the sensors must be able to withstand higher temperatures at least for several weeks. When they are attached to us, they are at body temperature.
I do like Brad, keep my stash of sensors in a closet, and we don’t have AC. Sometimes the temperature got into the 90s last summer, but I never noticed anything different in the sensor behaviour.
I would not want to put them in the fridge either, I would be concerned about moisture becoming dew once the temperature starts to drop.
Ciao, Luca
I’m in Austin (100 degrees recently), but no problem storing in my pantry in the kitchen
Thanks everybody for your responses. There doesn’t seem to be any indication that heat is causing failure, but then again, how would we know the reason for a sensor crapping out in less than a week. I wonder if the uploads to Dexcom provides that type of information.
I live in a vERY HOT area of the country, Richmond, VA and (like everyone else ) we are experiencing an especially hot summer this year. Have always kept my sensors in a cabinet in the kithen (AC is set for about 76 all day and night) and I have never had any trouble.
I live in the middle of the rainforest in Costa Rica. It is hot, rainy, and humid year round. I have been using Dexcom for 3 years now and I have always kept mine in the refrigerator. I have been afraid of what might happen with the climate the way it is here. Electricity is so expensive we can only use the a/c about 10% of the time. I don’t remember who told me that keeping it in the refrigerator was important, I think a Dexcom rep.